2v: grammar present perfect vs past simple

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• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

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lesson 31: present perfect vs past simple

Lesson plan

• Dilemmas 
• Test check
• Grammar: present perfect vs past simple
• Practice (book & online)
• Homework Friday

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What is past simple?

Past simple

verb + ed (or 2nd form irregular verbs) 

Finished actions in the past 

Signal words?

• Yesterday 
• in 1997
• last month
• last week (etc.) 

Student's book 

p. 60 ex. 1

A new tense!

We have not seen this film yet 

I've worked as a teacher since 2019

Present perfect

Have/has + past participle (voltooid deelwoord) 

(past participle = verb +ed OR 3rd form irregular verbs)

Wanneer gebruiken?

1. als iets in het verleden is gebeurd en nu nog aan de gang is (je weet niet of het is afgelopen) 
2. om te praten over ervaringen
3. om te zeggen dat iets in het verleden is gebeurd en je daar nu een resultaat van merkt. 

Signal words present perfect

For 

Yet

Never

Ever 

Just

Already

Since

1. I ________ (never/be) to Vienna

2. My great great grandfather ________ (have) five sisters

3. I _______ (read) six books last week.

4. They ________ (write) three letters already

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Practice in book 

Student's book p. 60 ex. 3 

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Homework Friday

workbook p. 38-40

ex. 1, 9 & 11